Combined match-safe and cigar-cutter.



Patented lune 27, |899.

H'. SMITH. GOMBHNIED` MATCH SAFE AND GIGAB GUTTER.

(Application -Bled Feb. 91, 189B.)

(No Mdel.)

UNITED4 STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HUGHv SMITH, on WATEnvLI'E'n NEJW YORK, AssieNoR or oNnnALn-'ro sMITi-iA. WATERMAN, on sAME PLACE.

COMBINEDv MATCH-SAFEAAND ClGAR-CUTTER.

l SPEIFIGATIO-N-forming part of VLetters Patent 110.6272711, dated June27, 1899.

- Application iiled February 21, 1899` Serial No. 706,349. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, HUGH SMITH, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America,and a resident-of the town of Watervliet, in the county of Albany, Stateot' NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in aCombined Match-Safe and Cigar-Cutter, of

anism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Whichl Figure 1- isan elevationk showing the bonY open and the knife raised. Fig. 2 is anelevation showing the box closed. Fig. 3 is a section along the linesX'X of Fig. 1.` Fig. 4 isa plan of' Fig.'2.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout'the several views.l

I construct a match-box A in any convenient form and design, which isprovided with a spring B, supported in any manner to the sides of thebox, which spring is preferably prolonged to-extend higher above .themain -body of the box than is usual in the case of v an ordinarymatch-box, this prolongation becrank lever. The top of the cover D ofthe. vbox is slotted to alloysr for.. the movement of ing for the,purpose of. giving a-greater latitude to the contact betweentheknife-shank 3 C and the spring, as shown in Fig. 1.

In the cover D ofthe pox I p ivot a knifeblade E, provided with aprolongedshankpG, extending nearly at right'angles with the generaldirection of the knife-blade, the blade bein g pivoted in such;v a4position in 'reference to its shank that it forms substantially abellthe knife-blade therein.4 1

Theblade E is preferably provided with a lsharpened curved cuttingedge-.,F, andthe cover is preferably provided with a 'curved vassume theposition shown in Fig. 1.

indented portion G, asf-shown in Fig. .1, said curved portions on theblade and thecover being arranged in reference 'to each other in such aposition that the tip ofthe cigar may beheld between them whenbeingcut.`

At the end of the blade, near the pivot l?, I arrange a shoulder S,which actsA as'a stop by coming in contact with the cover D in the rearof the pivot P; The endof the blade forwith' the pivot g in the cover Dwhen the blade is closed, as shown in Fig.l 2. When thus arranged, it isapparent that when the cover D is raised the shank C,which is in contactwith the spring B, will when` the shank C has'been raised above thehorizontal in contact with said spring be forced by said spring upward,which will lift the blade om'tle cover and When in this position, theend of the cigar can be placed between the indented portion G of the'cover and the curved portion F of the blade,

and by pressing the ,blade down after the shank has'been depressed belowthe horizontal the springpwll force it downward, sud-A denlyshuttingvthe blade and cnttin g the end oi of the cigar.

I do not wishto deemed necessary or. advisable' to make a lcurved orindented portion G on the top of the cover. Instead of a square box, asshown, one of different shape lmay be used; but What I claim as' myinvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-J- in saidmatch-box, the loose end of said spring engaging with the shank of saidblade, there being an indentation-in the cover of the box adapted toallow the insertion of the tip of the' cigar, substantially asdescribed.

limit myself -to theexact' constructionof either the box or blade or thevmanner of connecting them.L It may not be ward of thev cutting portionF is preferably lprovided with a hook f, adapted to engage the form ofaboli-crank lever, pivoted in'said cover; 'a spring secured near one endthereof hinged Vthereto; a cutter-bladeand Ashank in 2. Acombined-matchbox and cigar-tip cutsion adapted to engage with theprojection on ter, comprising the body of the box; a, cover the cover,substantially as described. 1o

Signed by me, at Watervliet, New York,

the form of a bell-crank lever, pivoted iii-said this 4th day ofFebruary, 1899.v

cover, a spring secured at one end Within HUGH SMITH. said box, theloose end of said spring engag- Witnesses: ing with the shank of saidcutter-blade, said SMITH A. WATERMAN,

cutter-blade provided with a, hooked exten- JAMES A. OULLEN.`

